BMW’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Ad Falls Short
Clean diesel featured during the Superbowl? Great, right? Not so great when it’s BMW touting its clean diesel solution and implying that every other diesel vehicle on the road, including trucks, is belching thick black smoke.
There’s a Website for Everything, Including Truck Spills
We’ve just heard of a website that displays incidents of freight spilled from tractor-trailers onto highways.
A123 Systems to supply 20MW of Li-ion storage systems to AES Gener for spinning reserve project in Chile
AES Gener has ordered 20MW of A123’s advanced Li-ion energy storage solutions for a spinning reserve project in Northern Chile. The project expands the relationship between A123 and AES Energy Storage and is AES’ second in Chile to use A123…
Miranda’s brings Mexican to Bethel Township
Interstate 78 is well known for being heavily traveled by truckers making their way across the midsection of Pennsylvania.
ADA Technologies awarded $70k contract to develop advanced electrochemical ultracapacitors for military hybrids
ADA Technologies, Inc. (earlier post) received a $70,000 contract from the US Army for Phase I research into the development of advanced electrochemical ultracapacitor systems for use in hybrid electronic vehicles (HEVs) for high power military applica…
OIA partially evacuated because of suspicious bag
Part of Orlando International Airport has been evacuated because of a suspicious bag.
Integrated Tire Monitoring System from Doran and PeopleNet
Doran Manufacturing entered into a collaborative project with PeopleNet to provide an in-cab integration of tire-pressure monitoring with off-truck communication and fleet management capabilities.
Share price of PCB maker Meiko Electronics up on EV parts plant plan
Nikkei. Shares in Meiko Electronics Co. continued higher Monday morning, helped by a Nikkei report before the bell that the maker of printed circuit boards (PCB) will spend about 3 billion yen (US$36.5 million) to build a new production line at its pla…
Super Bowl stats: 3 commercials for alternative powertrain vehicles
Advertisers ran 63 commercials during Super Bowl XLV, 19 of those from automakers (30%). Of those, 3 (4.8% of total) featured vehicles with alternative powertrains: one for the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; one for BMW advanced diesel; and one for the Chevy V…
Friends back driver in fatal patrol car crash
A Nassau County Highway Patrol officer died of injuries suffered when his police car was hit from behind during a traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 39.